Wellenstein
Wellenstein is a small town in southeastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. It used to be a commune with its administrative centre at Bech-Kleinmacher, until it was merged into Schengen in 2011.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 646 residents
- Description: former commune of Luxembourg
- Postal codes: L-5470 and L-5471
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Sainte-Anne and A Possen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bech-Kleinmacher and Scheuerberg.
Bech-Kleinmacher
Village
Photo: Johnny Chicago, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bech-Kleinmacher is a small village in the commune of Schengen, in south-eastern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the village has a population of 717. The village lies along the Moselle River, which forms the border with Germany.
Schwebsange
Village
Photo: Jwh, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
Schwebsange is a small town in the commune of Schengen, in south-eastern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town has a population of 433.
Wellenstein
- Categories: municipality of Luxembourg and locality
- Location: Schengen, Remich, Moselle Valley, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.52484° or 49° 31′ 29″ northLongitude
6.34253° or 6° 20′ 33″ eastPopulation
646Elevation
173 metres (568 feet)United Nations Location Code
LU WSTOpen location code
8FX8G8FV+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 268621544OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Wellenstein” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Веленштэйн”
- Belarusian: “Вэленштэйн”
- Catalan: “Wellenstein”
- Cebuano: “Wellenstein (munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Wellenstein”
- Chinese: “Wellenstein”
- Chinese: “韦伦施泰因”
- Danish: “Wellenstein”
- Dutch: “Wellenstein (Luxemburg)”
- Dutch: “Wellenstein”
- Dutch: “Wellesteen”
- French: “Wellenstein”
- Georgian: “ველენშტაინი”
- German: “Schwebsange”
- German: “Wellenstein”
- Italian: “Wellenstein”
- Luxembourgish: “Gemeng Welleschten”
- Luxembourgish: “Gemeng Wellesteen”
- Luxembourgish: “Wellenstein”
- Luxembourgish: “Welleschten”
- Luxembourgish: “Wellesteen”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Wellenstein”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wellenstein”
- Norwegian: “Wellenstein”
- Polish: “Wellenstein”
- Portuguese: “Wellenstein”
- Russian: “Велленштейн”
- Slovak: “Wellenstein”
- Swedish: “Wellenstein (kommun)”
- Swedish: “Wellenstein”
- Swiss German: “Wellesteen”
- Tosk Albanian: “Wellesteen”
- Turkish: “Wellenstein”
- Ukrainian: “Велленштейн”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caves René Bentz and Chapelle Ste. Anne.
Moselle Valley: Must-Visit Destinations
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